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NTSB Debunks Ice-bridging Hypothesis

The NTSB’s debunking of the ice-bridging hypothesis in the conclusions of its investigation of the Feb.

Accidents

February 2, 2007

Avionics training software now offered direct to pilots

For more than 10 years, Minneapolis-based Aerosim Technologies (www.flyaerosim.com) has been providing low-co

Accidents

February 2, 2007

Accident spurs town to chip in for tree removal

The FAA and the state of Connecticut were willing to pay 97 percent of the $4.5 million price tag to have trees removed from around Danbury Municipal Airpo

Regulations and Government

February 2, 2007

Freezing Rain Cited in Caravan Crash

An FAA preliminary report on the January 17 fatal crash of a Canadian airline-operated Cessna Caravan near Lake Erie’s Pelee Island, Toronto, indicates tha

Accidents

February 1, 2007

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DHL crew saves A300B4 after SAM hit on takeoff

Though unconfirmed by DHL, an unofficial collection of photos and text circulating on the Internet sheds chilling light on the November 22 missile attack a

Accidents

February 1, 2007

Pilot, Instructor Blamed in Fatal Training Accident

Performing intentional stalls at too low an altitude and the flight instructor’s “inadequate supervision” were blamed by the NTSB for the crash on Septembe

Accidents

February 1, 2007

NTSB report on AA 587 spreads blame

While the NTSB determined that “unnecessary and too aggressive” rudder inputs by the first officer broke the vertical stabilizer off American Airlines Flig

Accidents

February 1, 2007

Two Finished, One To Go

With the recent issuance of a probable cause, the NTSB has completed its investigation into the second of two cargo Falcon 20 accidents on the same day by

Accidents

February 1, 2007

Notam Reported Snow on Runway

In the January 6 incident in which a Gulfstream III landed on a taxiway between the two parallel runways at Denver Centennial Airport, notam 01-17 advised

Accidents

February 1, 2007

Crashed Citation 300 agl at Four Mile

The Citation 560 that crashed short of Runway 26R at Pueblo Municipal Airport, Colo., on February 17 was only about 300 feet agl while still four miles out

Accidents

February 1, 2007

Challenger pilot said yoke was jammed in TEB crash

The recently released NTSB preliminary report on the February 2 crash of a Bombardier Challenger 600 at New Jersey’s Teterboro (TEB) Airport was all too br

Accidents

February 1, 2007

Fuel Leak Led to PC-12 Flameout

A leak in the fuel control unit pneumatic system caused the P&WC PT6 to fail in a Pilatus PC-12 on December 14, according to Pilatus (see AIN, January, pag

Accidents

January 31, 2007

Recent Challenger overrun resembles TEB crash

New York Yankees’ catcher Yogi Berra might have said “it’s déjà vu all over again,” but it was a recent Challenger 600 accident that illustrated the well k

Accidents

January 31, 2007

Pilot incapacitation eyed in Brit Air crash

Pilot incapacitation at the end of the approach phase might have caused a Brit Air CRJ100 to crash about a mile-and-a-half short of the runway at Brest Gui

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Pinnacle CRJ Crew Took a Joy Ride

Transcripts released by the FAA early last month reveal that the pilots of the Pinnacle Airlines CRJ200 that crashed in Jefferson City, Mo., on October 18

Accidents

January 31, 2007

Preliminary Report: Metro hits snowbank

FAIRCHILD SWEARINGEN METRO IIIA, RAWLINS, WYO., NOV.

Charter & Fractional

January 31, 2007

Preliminary Report: Merlin nosegear fails

SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIIA, GRAND JUNCTION, COLO., NOV 18, 2003–Merlin IIIA N332BA, owned and operated by Key Lime Air, Englewood Colo., was s

Charter & Fractional

January 31, 2007

Preliminary Report: Merlin lands short in IMC

SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIIB, SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH, NOV.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Preliminary Report: Citation nosegear fails

CESSNA 560 CITATION, SAVANNAH, GA., NOV.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Preliminary Report: Merlin hits trees on approach

SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIA, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., NOV.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

NTSB Debunks Ice-bridging Hypothesis

The NTSB’s debunking of the ice-bridging hypothesis in the conclusions of its investigation of the Feb.

Avionics training software now offered direct to pilots

For more than 10 years, Minneapolis-based Aerosim Technologies (www.flyaerosim.com) has been providing low-co

Accident spurs town to chip in for tree removal

The FAA and the state of Connecticut were willing to pay 97 percent of the $4.5 million price tag to have trees removed from around Danbury Municipal Airpo

Freezing Rain Cited in Caravan Crash

An FAA preliminary report on the January 17 fatal crash of a Canadian airline-operated Cessna Caravan near Lake Erie’s Pelee Island, Toronto, indicates tha

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DHL crew saves A300B4 after SAM hit on takeoff

Though unconfirmed by DHL, an unofficial collection of photos and text circulating on the Internet sheds chilling light on the November 22 missile attack a

Pilot, Instructor Blamed in Fatal Training Accident

Performing intentional stalls at too low an altitude and the flight instructor’s “inadequate supervision” were blamed by the NTSB for the crash on Septembe

NTSB report on AA 587 spreads blame

While the NTSB determined that “unnecessary and too aggressive” rudder inputs by the first officer broke the vertical stabilizer off American Airlines Flig

Two Finished, One To Go

With the recent issuance of a probable cause, the NTSB has completed its investigation into the second of two cargo Falcon 20 accidents on the same day by

Notam Reported Snow on Runway

In the January 6 incident in which a Gulfstream III landed on a taxiway between the two parallel runways at Denver Centennial Airport, notam 01-17 advised

Crashed Citation 300 agl at Four Mile

The Citation 560 that crashed short of Runway 26R at Pueblo Municipal Airport, Colo., on February 17 was only about 300 feet agl while still four miles out

Challenger pilot said yoke was jammed in TEB crash

The recently released NTSB preliminary report on the February 2 crash of a Bombardier Challenger 600 at New Jersey’s Teterboro (TEB) Airport was all too br

Fuel Leak Led to PC-12 Flameout

A leak in the fuel control unit pneumatic system caused the P&WC PT6 to fail in a Pilatus PC-12 on December 14, according to Pilatus (see AIN, January, pag

Recent Challenger overrun resembles TEB crash

New York Yankees’ catcher Yogi Berra might have said “it’s déjà vu all over again,” but it was a recent Challenger 600 accident that illustrated the well k

Pilot incapacitation eyed in Brit Air crash

Pilot incapacitation at the end of the approach phase might have caused a Brit Air CRJ100 to crash about a mile-and-a-half short of the runway at Brest Gui

Pinnacle CRJ Crew Took a Joy Ride

Transcripts released by the FAA early last month reveal that the pilots of the Pinnacle Airlines CRJ200 that crashed in Jefferson City, Mo., on October 18

Preliminary Report: Metro hits snowbank

FAIRCHILD SWEARINGEN METRO IIIA, RAWLINS, WYO., NOV.

Preliminary Report: Merlin nosegear fails

SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIIA, GRAND JUNCTION, COLO., NOV 18, 2003–Merlin IIIA N332BA, owned and operated by Key Lime Air, Englewood Colo., was s

Preliminary Report: Merlin lands short in IMC

SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIIB, SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH, NOV.

Preliminary Report: Citation nosegear fails

CESSNA 560 CITATION, SAVANNAH, GA., NOV.

Preliminary Report: Merlin hits trees on approach

SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIA, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., NOV.

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